The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-15
GRANTS RELIGIOUS BELIEF.
An Unwritten Chapter of the Last Days of the
Great Soldier and Statesman.


Ocean Grove Correspondence Philadelphia Press.
The closing address of the morning made
by Mrs. Mary Grant Cramer, sister of General
Grant. Mrs Cramer based her address upon
the text, Not /, but Christ who dwellsth in
me-" Faith" said she, seems to me like a
cable reaching from earth TO heaven. Some
stand with their fees the earth and their
hands on the cable, but what is faith to themE
Others reach up high their feet lifted
from the earth, but they are not afraid, for they
know nsa that faith it. is in G0d God life vond
be wretched if we did not have faith
in each other. The world draws the line be-
tween faith in God and faith in Faith
is the mighty power that is to conquer the
world. Faith. like the owl. secs best IN the
dark 1 had such a contest in my Christian
life in coming to Christ. felt that God might
require me to speak souls and dreaded to do
this. for I feared might meet a rebuff, but
promised the Lord | would try to do something.
but did not expect it would be much The
next day after l was converted was so happy
my feet seemed in the air. and the thought
came to me, why was converted and not my
brother. who might have welded such a pow
erful influenced and from that moment felt
down in my heart th 1t he would be converted. l
knew | must wait years. for it is not easy TO
touch one in his position, and waited years be-
fore saw any token OF change In him. At
last little star of hope began to dawn, then to
grow fainter. After awhile trials came to him,
and the hope revived. l away off in Swift
zerland one dav and felt very near to God, as
[ do to-day. l CHANGED to open a London paper
and there read the announcement of the fatal
u,
but looked to the Lord. and all through that
trial seemed to have Geographic communica-
ton with heaven
II remember the I'd of April. a terrible month
of his experience, reports came that he was
worse. l prayed for his recovery for the glory
of God. But there came telegram o day,
General Grant Is sinking On the 18th Of April
/ was walking IL a beautiful little park, where
sought quetude; these words of Scripture came
to Il say unto thee, il thou wouldst believe,
thou should the glory of God.' The next
day was walking in a busy thoroughfare. when
something seemed to say to me. pray that the
everlasting arms may be beneath your brother,
and almost ohlivious to all around me prayed
for him. The Savior seemed to be beside
and to say: He's safe! He's safep 1 wrote
this to my daughter, who was then in America.
That letter crossed from her. DR. New
mans diary, as l afterward learned, that
from the 18th the 18th Gen. Grant passed
through change gradually from darkness into
light. [ was thankful to be helped by the
Christians of America l felt for time that
the people had forgotten MIN. and prayed that
they might remember him in their prayers.
The peoples prayers helped me.
Time passed on, and l was crossing the
That morning before we landed | read in the
Bible: Thy brother. which was dead, is alive,
aud the lost is found AS we entered tho har-
Dor the flags at half mast, and soon persons
came about l was strangely calm. knew
tnat God had peculiarly prepared me for this
At Jersey City. when / saw the black lines of the
newspapers. they opened the fountain of tears,
but could not grieve much. As rode over in
the cars from Jersey City. felt the Savior was
beside me-"
At the close of Mrs Cramer's remarks Mrs
Brooks of New York, said: II want to add one
word. was with Mrs. Cramers daughter when
she received that letter and took this letter to
DR. Newman and asked him If anything particu-
lar had occurred during those dates He looked
over his diary, and sad On the 18th the doctors
stood beside him. and thought he was dead,
but he rallied, and afterward took a ride Dur
ing his ride be said: Il wish l had the faith of
sister Mary. >"